The Mamas & The Papas – I Call Your Name (Bass Tab)
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I CALL YOUR NAME (Bassline)
As recorded by The Mamas & The Papas
(From the 1966 Album IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Arranged by The Mamas & The Papas
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
Intro Pre-Chorus
Q=107(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|----------|----------||---------------|--------------|
|----------|----------||---------------|--------------|
|----------|----------||-5----5------5-|-5----5----5--|
|----------|----------||--------5------|--------5-----|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2---|
|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2--|--------2------|--------2------|
|--------2------|--------2-----|---------------|---------------|
Chorus
$
Q. E Q. E H Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|-2----2------2-|-2-------2--||---------------|---------------|
|--------2------|------2-----||---------------|---------------|
|---------------|------------||-5----5------5-|-5----5----5---|
|---------------|------------||--------5------|--------5------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|-2----2------2-|-5----5----5---|
|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2--|--------2------|--------5------|
|--------2------|--------2-----|---------------|---------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
straight Q=107
Q. E Q. E E E Q H Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E
|---------------|-------------||---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------||-5----5--------|-5----5---------|
|-5----5------5-|-5-----------||--------5-5--5-|--------5-5--5--|
|--------5------|-------------||---------------|----------------|
To Coda
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E
|-4----4--------|-4----4--------|---------------|----------------|
|--------4-4--4-|--------4-4--4-|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-7----7--------|-7----7---------|
|---------------|---------------|--------7-7--7-|--------7-7--7--|
Chorus
Q=107(8=s8)
E E E E E E E E E E Q H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|-----------------|-------------||---------------|---------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-----------||---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------||-5----5------5-|-5----5----5---|
|-----------------|-------------||--------5------|--------5------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|-2----2------2-|-5----5----5---|
|-2----2------2-|-2----2----2--|--------2------|--------5------|
|--------2------|--------2-----|---------------|---------------|
Q=107
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------||-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|--------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-5----5------5-|-5----5----5--||-----------------|------------------|
|--------5------|--------5-----||-----------------|------------------|
Chorus
E E Q H Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E
|-------------||---------------|---------------|
|-7-----------||---------------|---------------|
|-------------||-5----5--------|-5----5--------|
|-------------||--------5-5--5-|--------5-5--5-|
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|-2----2------2-|-2----2------2---|
|--------2-2----|--------2-2------|
Q=107(8=s8)
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E E E Q H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|-2----2------2-|-5----5------5-|---------------|-------------||
|--------2-2----|--------5-5----|-5----5------5-|-------------||
|---------------|---------------|--------5-5----|-7-----------||
Outro
H.=H
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E W
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------*|
|-2--2-----2--|-5--5-----5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------*|
|-------2-----|-------5-----|-----------------|-5----*|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths